Happy Casa Brindisi announces with great satisfaction that it has signed a contract valid for the next two sports seasons with the American athlete JaJuan Johnson, who will return to Italy until 2025 to join the blue and white club.
The 1989 American forward/center was the 27th pick in the 2011 NBA draft and entered the NBA ranks for 36 official games in the prestigious Boston Celtics jersey.
Great connoisseur of the Italian Championship in Pistoia 2013/14 and Cantù from 2015 to 2017, in recent years he has played as a protagonist in the top European Championships between Russia, Turkey, Germany and France, winning the Eurocup with Darussafaka in 2018 and taking part in the Euroleague with the prestigious Bayern Munich kit in the 2020/21 season.
JaJuan Johnson was also coached by coach Fabio Corbani during his time at Cantù.
After dragging Pistoia into the Scudetto playoffs and the fifth game against Milan with 14.7 points and 6.5 averages, he repeats himself and improves so much in the following two years that in the 2016/17 season he the second best player by Elo is (21.3). , the fourth scorer (19 points), the fourth blocker (1.4), and the sixth rebounder (7.2). Key stats catching the attention of foreign clubs: Darussafaka, Kuban, BahcesehirBayern Munich, Ankara and Gravelines are his next steps in a top European career.
His European experience is recognized by 68 EuroCup games, averaging 13 points and 5.8 rebounds, and 21 Euroleague games, with Bayern’s win over Valencia a career-high 17 points.
In his last season in the French first division with Gravelines, he averaged 15.3 points and 4 rebounds. JJJ is now preparing to wow the Pala Pentasuglia with the Happy Casa Brindisi uniform for the next two seasons.
Coach Corbani commented: “I thank the association for this important operation. I know JJ He will be a valuable technical reference for the team and his professionalism will be appreciated by our fans. Welcome back to LBA JaJuan!“.
